Ashraf Laidi

It's not too late to learn how to implement the VVIX/VIX ratio to help you spot inflection points in indices, i.e., shifts in risk appetite. No, the ratio is NOT a standalone tool. Instead, it can be...

Prepare to hear/read this question at least 5x this week and the next..."Is the Bottom In? Bitcoin respected the 55-WEEK MA as did the Dow Jones Industrials Index, which held above its 200-DAY MA...

"I've traded that exact trade ten years running, ten for ten" says Adam Button as he flips his laptop. Watch from 39:29 mins in the video below as he discusses the US dollar, yen, euro, gold, platinum...

by Adam Button One of the great puzzles in markets at the moment is the ongoing drop in inflation-adjusted bond yields and how it points to trouble ahead. The trade has the potential to blow up and...

by Adam Button A measure of the extent of market uncertainty about inflation is revealed in just how receptive markets have been to recent central bank messages. A heavy dose of Fedspeak on Monday...

We know that gold's commitment reports from the Comex is for the trading working period ending in a Tuesday. The last data point in the yellow graph is for the week ending last Tuesday (Nov. 2), so...

by Adam Button The Loonie pared half of Wednesday's +100 pip jump after the BOC took a hawkish turn and ended its QE. The Fed is likely to start tapering this month or the next (question is whether...

by Adam Button The US dollar made some headway on Tuesday and economic data pointed at more to come. Bond yields fell sharply across the curve, lifted the yen across the board, while NZD and GBP were...

by Adam Button We often talk about commodity currencies and low-yielding currencies but the technology currency is rarely touted. In mid US session, AUD and CHF were the only gaining currencies vs...

by Adam Button Democratic leaders are hoping to have an agreement on a framework for a reconciliation package this week but the margin for error is razor thin. JPY and CHF are the only currencies...